At 83, legendary singer Dionne Warwick has announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand that coincides with her recognition by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The One Last Time Tour will happen in January 2025 and includes concerts in Brisbane, Tweed Heads, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Canberra.
Tickets go on sale next week. More detail at the Frontier Touring website.
Warwick began her career in the 1960s and achieved massive chart success with songs like Walk on By, Say a Little Prayer, Anyone who had a heart, Message to Michael, Alfie and I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.
She has five Grammy awards and is second only to Aretha Franklin in chart success for female performers.
Much of her success came through a long-term collaboration with composer Burt Bachrach.
Warwick performed in the all-star charity single, We Are the World and made recording history with Gladys Knight, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder with, ‘That’s What Friends Are For’, a number one hit and the first recording dedicated to raising awareness for AIDS.
At the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame event on October 19, Warwick will be honoured for musical excellence.
Other inductees are: Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest, along with Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton for Musical Influence,.
Jimmy Buffett, MC5 and Norman Whitfield will be honoured for Musical Excellence, as well as Suzanne De Passe for the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame “celebrates the sound of youth culture and honours the artists whose music connects us all”.
